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Rococo Daze is the first UK online shop to stock various Japanese Street Style and Classical-style Lolita fashion items from brands such as Juliette et Justine, Enchantic Enchantilly, Chocomint and E Hyphen World Gallery to name but a few. The shop opened its virtual doors in December 2012, and as with every new business it needed a brand identity, so the owner enlisted my services after having seen my design work for TokyoToys.

Inspiration was drawn from the luxurious imagery of the film Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola, and the ornate design was created to reflect the elegance of the Rococo-era and its influences on Lolita fashion.

Here are some typefaces I set out which I felt matched the theme. The client chose No.9, I then used this as a base and worked on the rest of the logo from there.

The official Rococo Daze logo adorned on the shop’s website, which had a recent makeover.

I bought some items from Rococo Daze to show my support. These High Lace Ribbon Tights and Angel Print socks are from the brand Juliette et Justine. Check out the gorgeous detail in these close-up shots! Many of the store’s products are so popular they sell out within minutes, so make sure to keep an eye on their Facebook or Twitter updates to avoid disappointment.

I rarely ever get the chance to experiment since I’m constantly working, but I decided to draw a quick sketch in a style completely different from my usual moé style. So here’s something a little more sophisticated, yet still a bit cute. Kinda Gyaru-looking, right?

A while ago, my friend Daniel formed his own band and recruited members to join it. He thought up a band name, but needed a logo – that’s where I got involved!

Presenting unisun, a London-based collective of talented musicians who perform eclectic covers of various popular Japanese anime and video game soundtracks, as well as the odd Smashing Pumpkins song rendition!

Based on Daniel’s feedback, the below image became the official logo for the band!

Here is an alternate version of the logo, and a selection of designs competing for the final decision. Also, here are a couple of photos showing the band’s logo for their debut gig at the London MCM Expo in May 2012, and a sample CD of their music.

I helped to set up the band’s website and maintain the official Facebook page. Whenever I can, I attend their gigs to show my support. Check out this video of them live, just an example of one of their popular performances!

Earlier in July this year I was approached by J-Pop Goto design a new outfit for the chibi version of Eva-chan, to be used as an animation projected onto a large screen that would be synced with the singing of Marshmallow LLama Time and GreenTea Bon Bon, both of which are up and coming girl idol groups from the UK.

The original Eva mascot which I designed in 2009 looked like this:

I was happy to revisit the character which I hadn’t drawn in several years, and I had lot of fun designing the costume for the new Eva which was heavily inspired by Natsuko Aso and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.

Just wanted to write up this post to say a big thank you to everyone who attended London Anime Conon Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July.

Many people showed their support by viewing my work at my artist’s table, purchasing my art products and listening to my talk “Making It As A Manga Artist” which I presented on the main stage in front of a huge hall of people!

It was my very first time giving a talk to the public, so I was very nervous and had a bad chesty cough but I hope everyone found the talk interesting and useful! Also, thanks to all those who gave me positive feedback on my work and my talk, I really appreciate it!

The event was a lot of fun, I took part in the Otaku Fashion Show on the Saturday and modelled my first original t-shirt design “Cupcake Bunny” on stage, wearing it in a casual Sweet Lolita coordinate in white x blue. On Sunday, I wore the black version of the t-shirt in a more retro-looking red x black Lolita outfit.

Alongside the launch of my “Cupcake Bunny” t-shirts were art prints, postcards, badges, keyrings, magnets, a copy of Talking To Strangers, copies of the Eyeko comic, and some CDs for sale. I’m planning to sell a wider variety of products at future events.

If anyone would like to buy a t-shirt, I will be taking online orders shortly but for now you can check out how they look when worn~!

Thanks to my friend Francisco for taking photos of my experience at LAC.

If anyone is free on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July, then come along to London Anime Con! I will be attending this event as a guest and giving a manga talk plus selling stuff at my artist table~

My panel, “Making It As A Manga Artist” is scheduled to take place on Sun 1st July at 2pm.

Hello and welcome to my official art blog! I don’t know why it has taken me this long to start, but here I am! I will be posting finished illustrations, doodles, work-in-progress screenshots, information on newly released works, events I will be attending and anything else that’s related.

I aim to update regularly so please subscribe and feel free to leave comments. Hope everyone enjoys this blog, and I shall end this post with an old picture of my site mascot ‘Rina’ I drew years ago. Until next time!